Window-shade fixture.



- PATENTED MAY 5 A. L. GRIM. WINDOW SHADE FIXTURE.

APPLICATION FILED 00130. 1907.

ATENT QFFICE.

ABSALOM L. ORIM, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

WINDOW-SHADE FIXTURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 5, 1908.

Application filed October 30, 1907. Serial No. 399,867.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABSALOM L. CRIM, a citizen of the United States,residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of T/Vashington,have invented a new and useful WVindow-Shade Fixture, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to window shade fixtures.

One object of the invention is to provide a device whereby two shadesmay be mounted in a single support, preferably midway of a window frame,so as to blind the top, bottom, all or none of the window at any time,although the device can, also, be used efficiently in connection with asingle shade.

A further object of the invention is to provide a fixture of simpleconstruction, which can be readily placed in position upon a windowcasing, and the parts of which can be quickly assembled, adjusted, andtaken apart without the necessity of using any tools for that purpose.

Another object is to provide a fixture of this character which isdurable and compact and which can be stored within a small compassalthough adjustable to window shades of different lengths.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction and combinations of parts which will behereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a front elevation of thefixture embodying the present improvements, portions thereof beingbroken away. Fig. 2 is a section on line 113*33, Fig. 1, taken in thedirection of the arrow at. Fig. 3 is a section on line y'y, Fig. 1 andtaken in the same direction. Fig. 4 is a section on line 00-00, Fig. 1taken in the direction of arrow b.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate correspondingparts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, 1 designates thebase plate of a supporting bracket, the same being fastened to thewindow casing 2 in any preferred manner, as by means of screws or thelike. Retaining ears 3 and 1 are struck outward from the plate 1 and, asshown particularly in Fig. 2, these ears are inclined to the plate 1,the upper ear 4 being preferably slightly longer than the lower ear 3 sothat car 4 will engage the upper edges of the sections even though ears3 should rest in notches 13'. Two of these supporting brackets areemployed, one being fastened to each side of the window casing and bothbeing designed to engage opposite portions of an extensible barconstituting the body of the fixture. Each section 5 and 6 of the bar ispreferably formed of sheet metal reinforced longitudinally by an angularrib 7 and the two sections are designed to lap, each section beingprovided at its end with inwardly turned ears 8 designed to lap theadjoining edges of the other section so that the two sections will beheld together although independent movement thereof is permitted.

A head 9 extends at right angles from the outer end of section 5 andanother head 9 extends at right angles from the outer end of section 6.Both of these headsmay be of any preferred outline and head 9 isprovided with a rectangular opening 11 near the upper end of the outeredge thereof and a similar opening in the lower portion of the head.Both of these rectangular openings are arranged with their greatestdiameters in ver tical planes. The opening 12 is located in a verticalplane extending back of the opening 11. A circular opening 10 is formedwithin the head 9 back of the opening 11. Head 9 is provided with arectangular opening 10" the greatest diameter of which is arranged in ahorizontal plane. This opening occupies the same relative positionwithin head 9 as does the circular opening 10 in head 9. Circularopenings 11 and 12 are also formed within the head 9 and occupy the samerelative positions therein as do the rectangular openings 11 and 12 inhead 9. Notches 13 are formed in the lower edges of sections 5 and 6close to the heads 9 and 9 and these notches are so proportioned thatwhen brought into position in rear of the ears 3 or in rear of the lowerears 8, said ears can pass through said notches 13 in engaging ordisengaging the parts.

In order to lockthe sections together, each section is preferablyprovided with a row of perforations 14 near its upper edge, and whenthese perforations are moved into alinement, a locking key formed ofwire or the like may be introduced into the alining perforations for thepurpose of holding the sections from independent longitudinal play.

To assemble the parts the upper edge of each section is placed under theupper ear 8 of the other section. The sections are then window casing,

slid together until the lower ear 8 of each section passes through thenotch 13 in the opposite section. The two sections are then moved in theopposite direction so as to shift the ears away from the notches 13whereupon the lower ears 8 will engage the lower edges of the sections.When it is desired to adjust shades in the holder the holder is placedon a table or other convenient support with its face up. If a singleshade is to be used the trunnion thereof is inserted into the opening 11while its angular stem is inserted into the opening 11. This is done bymoving heads 9 and 9 toward each other and until they engage the stemand trunnion. If, however, both up er and lower shades are to beemployed t e roller of the upper shade is placed in a position thereverse of that assumed by a roller under ordinary conditions so thatits angular stem will rest within the opening 10 while its trunnion willrest within the opening 10. The roller of the lower shade is placed withits trunnion in the opening 12 and with its angular stem in the opening12. After the roller or rollers have been placed between and inengagement with the heads in the manner described the locking pin 15 maybe introduced through alining openings 14 and the roller or rollers arethus securely locked in place.

The base plates having been secured to a the shade rollers properlyadjusted, and the parts of the holder locked, then to place the holderwith the shades in position for service, the upper edges of sections 5and 6 are pressed well up under the ears 4, 4. This upward pressure ismaintained and the fixture is moved 'to the left until the ear 3 on theright hand frame passes through the notch 13 in section 6. Then move thefixture to the right pressing backward and upward, so that the ear 3 onthe bracket at the left enters the notch 13 in section 5. The fixturemay then be properly centered and is ready for use. When thus adjustedthe lower shade works as an ordinary shade while the upper shade is tobe governed by a cord or cords from above.

The shades can be removed together with the fixture at any time byreversing the above mentioned operation.

When a single shade roller is to be used, the fixture is preferablyplaced at the top of the window casing.

It is to be understood that the top shade roller may be removed and thelower shade roller left in its position within the openings 12 and 12*,although when a single shade is used in connection with the fixture thesame is preferably mounted within the openings 11 and 11*.

What is claimed is:

1. The combination with brackets having oppositely extendin earsoutstanding therefrom of an extensib e bar insertible beneath the upperears of the brackets and having notches to receive the lower ears of thebrackets, said notches being shiftable away from the lower ears to placesaid ears in engagement with the bar.

2. The combination with brackets, each having oppositely disposed earsoutstanding therefrom; of a bar insertible beneath the upper ears of thebrackets and notched to receive the lower ears, said bar beingextensible to withdraw the notches from beneath the lower ears and toplace said ears in engagement with the bar.

3. The combination with brackets each having oppositely disposedoutstanding ears; of a bar comprising lapping sections, means carried byeach section for slidably engaging the other section, and a head uponeach sec tion, each of said sections being insertible back of the upperears and having notches to receive the lower ears, said sections beingshiftable between the ears.

4. The combination with supporting brackets, of a bar comprising lappingsections, ears integral with each section and slidably engaging theother section, and a head ex tending from each section, each sectionhaving a notch disposed to register and permit the withdrawal of an earof the other section from engagement therewith.

5. The combination with supporting brackets; of a bar comprising lappingsections, ears integral with each section and slidably engaging theother section, and a head extending from each section, each sectionhaving a notch disposed to register and permit the withdrawal of an earof the other section from engagement therewith, each head having aplurality of openings for the reception of the ends of shade rollers,one of said openings in one of the heads being rectangular and disposedwith its greatest diameter in a horizontal. direction.

6. The combination with supporting brackets; of a bar comprising lappingsections, ears integral with each section and slidably engaging theother section, a head extending from each section, each section having anotch disposed to'register and permit the withdrawal of an ear of theother section from engagement therewith, and means for locking thelapping sections against relative movement.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

ABSALOM L. CRIB 1.,

Witnesses:

GALEN Woon, J. E. MCDONALD.

